Executive Assistant

12-month Secondment/Fixed Term Contract

Homebased / London / Windsor

At British Gas, we have a huge opportunity to help customers, and the nation, prepare for a net zero future and support them through a once in a generation cost-of-living crisis.

We’re one of the best-known services companies in the country. We have a compelling set of low carbon solutions for customers, a family of door-opening brands and we’re really excited about the future.

We have an exciting opportunity for an **Executive Assistant** to join our team and provide high-quality, pro-active and effective secretarial, administrative and general office duties to a very high standard supporting our Managing Director for BG Energy.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Performs administrative duties for our Managing Director of BG Energy
- Respond to routine requests for information and refer more complex requests to the appropriate person and follow up as appropriate
- Co-ordinate and book travel arrangements and plan itineraries, making decisions regarding complex travel itineraries
- Supports on communication plans, Yammer and engagement activity on behalf of MD and in collaboration with comms & HR team
- Ensure the MD, BG Energy and other members of the team as required are prepared well in advance for upcoming meetings and have all the necessary paperwork/documentation
- Act as a point of contact for internal and external queries
- Screen and redirect incoming messages, and manage/ provide responses on behalf of manager as appropriate
- Create agendas, sending out pre-reads and following up as appropriate afterwards
- Meet and greet visitors at all levels of seniority both internally and externally
- Expenses management
- Ad hoc project management as required
- Support in diary management for the team, co-ordinating internal and external meetings
- Helps to organise key events - such as stakeholder visits
- Utilises own initiative to alert team members to important issues as they arise
- Managing stationery and equipment requests
- Payment of invoices
- Co-ordinate BG Energy wide activity with PA network

**Key Competencies required to perform the role**:

- Commercial Know-How: Managing for value, Understanding Centrica, Understanding our Customers.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact and build relationships with a broad range of personnel, up to and including SEG/ CEC level management
- High standard of written and spoken communication skills
- Ability to deal with highly sensitive and confidential information whilst maintaining confidentiality
- Flexible approach to urgent requirements as well as show initiative and ability to deal proactively with any situation that develops.
- Exceptionally well organised with the ability to be flexible in prioritising deliverables and planning accordingly.
- Multi-tasking to make sure that everything is done on time and to exceptional standards.
- Resilient and assertive with the ability to work to strict deadlines

As you’d expect from a company like ours a generous salary is just the start We offer a great pension & bonus scheme plus 33 days holiday (inc. bank hols). Flexible working is also available, however there will be a requirement to attend the office for meetings with the MD (1-2 days per week).

In addition, we offer a whole host of benefits to suit your lifestyle and wellbeing including Private Healthcare (which you can extend to immediate family), Online GP24 virtual service, Eye test voucher, Group Income Protection, Life Assurance & Accident Insurance plus much more

**_ At Centrica we embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. To build a more sustainable future, we need the best team - a team with a diverse mix of people and skills, where everyone feels welcome and able to succeed. We are dedicated in helping to close the diversity gap and would love to see more females, people of colour and LGBTQ+ employees, as well as those from a variety of cultures and ethnicity to veterans and the differently abled. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a big part of who we are, we are not looking for people to fit into our culture but to add to it_**

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This role is being handled by the Centrica recruitment team and NO agency contact is required.